Hydrant or water-plug.



No. 783,925. 7 PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905 A. K. BRAKE.

HYDRANT OR WATER PLUG.

APPLIOATION FILED 1730.8, 1903.

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No. 783,925. EATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

A. K. BRAKE. HYDRANT 0R WATER PLUG.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.8,1903.

3 SHEETS-SHBBT 2.

PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

A. K. BRAKE. HYDRANT OR WATER PLUG.

APPLIGATION FILED DEO.8,1903.

3 SHEETS-SHBET 3.

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Patented February 28,1905.

trier SPECI FICAT LION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,925, dated February 28, 1905.

I Application filed December 8, 1903. Serial No. 184,323. I

To al] whom, it may concur-1t.-

Be it known that i. ART UR K. Benita, a citizen of the United States. residing at Buchhannon, in the county of Upshnr and State of West Virginia, have invented a new and 'use ful li-lydrant or Vi ater-Plug, of which the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to hydrants orwatcrplugs of the type distributed through cities in diii'ercnt locations for the attachment or hose for extinguishing fires; but the principles thereof may be embodied in l'iydrants of small dimensions for use on private grounds and in buildings.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an improved hydrant orv water-plug of such construction, that the attachment of the hose thereto may be etl'ected in the shortest possible time and the illeii'ects of delay in bringing the stream of water to bear upon the :firediminished as much as possible.

. Another-important object. of the invention is to provide an 'i 'nproved hydrant or water- ;plug so constructedthat the operation of the mechanism for securing the hose to the-hy- "drant will also effect the'opening'oi the valve ofthe hydrant toallow the stream of water to .passthrough the hose.

A further object of the invention is to projvide a form o'tj'hydrant or;wate1' plug cnibodymg several spigots, each having a separate valve and operating means therefor and 1m-.

proved means for locking the several valves simultaneously, so that the valves cannot-be o iened by persons bcnton nnschict and so that therelease of all the valves when it is necessary to attach the lire-hose maybe s multancously cii'ected.

In thenttainment of the objects above stated I make 'use of thcmechanisrn hcreinafterdis-= closed, reference being had tothc accompanying drawings, in which are illustrated several I different forms of apparatus, each constructed inaccord with the spirit of this invention, it being understood that changes in the form,

proportions. and exact mode olassemblagc of the elements exhibitcdma'y be resorted'to without departing frointhe spirit of the vention or sacrificing theedvantages thereof.

in'the drawings, Figure 11s a front eleven.

- .tion of one form oi the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the form of the invention illustrated in Fig.1, the hose being attached. Fig. 3 is a top view of the apparatus-shown in Fig. 1. Fig.4 is a detail view in perspective of-the rotatable sleeve. Fig.

is a detail view in pGISDGCtiVdOf the coupling member secured to the hose. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a modified form of the invention. Fig. 7 is a vertical section through the apparatus shown in Fig. 6, the hose being attached. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section through the spigot or the a 'iparatns shown in Fig. 6, with the cover in positiohover the spigot. Fig. 9 is a detail view in perspective of the rotatable operating member. Fig. '10 is a detail view in perspective of the sliding sleeve.- Fig. 41-1 is a sectional view of the spigot in the iormof the invention illustrated in Fig. 1, with the cap titted thereon. Fig. 12 is aperspcctivc view of the cap shown in Fig. .11, part being broken away to show the internal construction. ldlig. 13 is a vicwmartly in side elevation and partly in section, of the upper portion of a modified form of the in vention, the hose being attached. Fig. 14 is a top plan view of the modified form of the invention con'iprising a plurality oi stocks and spigots. I l

Corresponding parts are designated by similar characters of reference throughout the sev eral figures of the drawings. I

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to F 1 and 2. S represents the stock of a fire-hyd rant or water-plug having a. jcc'ntral vertical bore 1 and a laterally-thrcaded aperture 2 in which is secured a spigot The spigot 3 is held tightly in the aperture provided therefor in the stock oi. the hydrant, and the portion which projects from the stock is preferably provided on ,the exterior with spiral grooves t, in which move inwardly-disposed studs 5 in the interior of a sleeve 6, whichis fitted loosely upon the spigot 3. The sleeve 6 has rigidly attached thereto a handlelevcr '7, by means of which the sleeve is turned on the spigot, and at the inner end of the sleeve there is provided a earn 8 whose utility U will presently be explained. spigotfihas in-the outer end thcr'cot a col'ilegilcliambel 9.

terminating at a shoulder 10, formed in the interior of the chamber and preferably covered by a washer 11, of rubber or other suitable material. The conical chamber 9 is 'provided for the reception of the correspondingly-formed extremity of a coupling member 12, vsecured in the end of the hose to be attached to the hydrant, and the means for securing the member 12 in thechamber 9 consists of a pair of segmental flanges 13, provided on the outer end of the sleeve 6, and a pair of curved lugs 1st, suitably placed upon the coupling member 12, carried by the hose. Each of the segmental flanges 13' is spaced from the end of the sleeve 6 to a sufficient extent to permit the ready passage of one of the lugs 14 between the flange and the end of the sleeve, and the movement of the lugs 14 betweenthe flanges 13 and the end of the sleeve is limited by steps 15 at opposite ends of the proximately equal to the diameter of the outer end of the spigot 3. The disk 18 is'held normally at the ends of the guide-rods 17 by means of a coiled spring 19, disposed between the disk 18 and the cap 16; but when the cap is in position upon the endot' the sleeveG the spring 19 is compressed and the disk 18 isforced back into the cap by the outer end of the spigot.

To hold the cap in position on theend of the sleeve, oppositely-disposed spring-catches 20 are arranged in the cap adjacent to the periphery thereof and are adapted to engage with the I flanges 13 on the outer end of the sleeve 6. in order to secure the cap on the end of the sleeve 6, the guide rods 17 are -introduced into grooves 21 in the outer surface of the spigot and the sleeve 6 is then given a turn'in the di- 5 rcction indicated by the arrow X. This movement brings the spring-catches 24) into cngagei ment with the flanges l3, and as the rods 17 are held in the grooves 21 on the outside of the spigot release oi the cap is impossible until the sleeve is restored to its original position.

The valve mechanism consists of any prefer-red form of val =10, as the tapered plug 22, 5

provided in the lots end of the stock, and I the operating"devises now to he (,loscrihed. A rod 23 extends upward through the bore l v hose is securely held inthespigot.

than stock andpasses through a suitablya packed opening in the top. At its upper end the rod 225 is threaded for engagement with a l o- 2 oira sliding frame 25 which is arlit turning the valve-plug and the rod ass 'vi-iaiesl tln-rcwith illif rodmay be adl justed in the lug 24 to any desired position.

The frame 25 may be of any suitable form, but must present surfaces 26 and 27 for en gagement with. the cam 8 on the sleeve 6. When the cam is in engagementwith the surface 26, the frame 25 is held. in raised position and the valve at the bottom of the stock is closed. Vi'hen. the'sleeve 6' is turned and the cam 8 is brought into engagement with the surface 27 by movement in the direction indicated by the arrow X, the fran1e'25 will be depressed: and the valve at the bottom of the stock will be opened; H

In order to prevent the turning of the sleeve and opening of the valve by unauthorized persons, a pivoted member 28 is mounted on top of the stock of the'hydrant, and a latch,-

pin 29, pivotally connected with, the member 28, is arranged for sliding movement in a guide 30. The latch-pin 29 is adapted to enter an aperture 31,-provided on the'inner surface of the cam 8 at such a point that when the latch-pin engages with the aperture the handle-lever 7 by which the sleeve 6 and the cam 8are moved,'will be held in substantially vertical position, as, shown in Fig. 1. The

pivoted member-28 is secured in position to hold the latch-pin in engagement with the cam by'means of a padlock 32 engaging eyes 33 and 3% on the stock S and the member 28,

respectively. 7 s 1 When it is desired to attach the hose to the hydrant above described, the padlock 32 must be unlocked and removed from the eyes 33 i spigot is released. The coupling member 12 is then thrust into the chamber 9 in the outer end of the spigot until the lugs 14 contact with the end of the sleeve 6, when-the handle-lever is turned in the direction indicated by the arrow X, and the inward movement of the sleeve 6 on the spigot 3 brings the flanges 13 into engagement with the lugs 14 on the coupling member and forces said coupling member into close contact with the wall ofthe chamber 9 and the washerli in the bottom thereof. The same movement of the handle-levcr 7 causes the cam 8 to pass out of engagement with the surface 26 on the frame 25 and into engagement with the surface 27 The frame 25 is consequently depressed, and the valve at the bottom of the stock of the hydrant is opened as soon as the io eion or jammed into its teat.

i section at its outer end and circular in crossev r5 oi the spigot 4-0,

being, spaced therefrom housing for clamping 5 her 4th and arrenged for eliding' movement in II i to none eoinpliehed in a very few seconds. it will also he noticed that the opening of the valve and the attachment. of the hose to the spigot are effected by the use of a lever upon which a considerable amount of force may be brought to bear, no insuring close contact of the coupling member at the end of the hose with the chamber in thespigotand the opening of the valve even though bound by corroin high. l5 and i l have shown another form of embodiment of the invention, in which the spigot 3 repincedhy a Spigot t0, the projecting portion of which is square-in crosssection at its inner end. Onthe circular portion of the spigot thin mounted a cammlate 41, which takes the place of the earn 8, already I mentioned. The cain-plate til hears a lever a 1 l 20 a2, by means or which the cam is operated,

end of the hose.

and a ring" t3, having oppositely-diepoeed for wardly Ujfifitllltg, luge ht which engage with the'threedte on the exterior of n member to, elidably mounted on the square portion The me'inbertb iodielt-lihe in term and hat a etpiare central opening through which the e ct il) proiecte. it.

sleeve at"? it. a of the member ti} id enrrounds the spigot, mil'fiiciently to form a nhere oi the form shown in Fig. ti. ldaeh oi? the eiampin g memberetii consists of t bent rod thezterminale ofwhich are secured in eyes 49 on the memey'ee fit) on the spigottil; [ihe members t8 were curved intermediate of their ends, as ehovvn at 51., end ere adapted for engagement with e coupling member 52, secured in the The coupling member 52 has a conical end 't'or'engagement with acorn ical chamber 53 in the outer end of the spigot are adapted to enter.

(Similar to those clreadydescribed, and some rate description is therefore mu'icceeeary.

, A-cap preterahly lunged to the sleeve o 47 on the underside thereof, and a fastening device consisting of e resilient loop to of greater Width'thanleugth is provided on the inner surface of the cap.

When the-lever 4:2 is in vertical position, the

55 clamping members or will engagewith the members 18 will be separated, and the rcsili- 5 coupling member" 52 thoreintc.

en'cy of the looped, Will operate to throw the vcap outward from ite position over the end oi the sleeve t7, thus exposing the end oi the ephgot and permitting the introduction of the with the interior oi the chamber led to'the outer face The valve and operating mechanism are in the operation oil the' modified form of tl'leinvention the unlocking of the mechanism member i6 fOl'Ct. said member t6 inward, and I the members 48 altached thereto are drawn together-and also drawn inward, so being brought into engagement, with the flange 54 and forcing the member 52 into close contact and the waeher in the bottom thereof.

in Fig. 13 there is illustrated e'nother embodiment of theinvention, which is espe- .cially deeigned for use with a hose having a female coupling member. in this modifica? tion of the invention aspigot tidisprovided on the interior with spiral grooves 61, and a" sleeve d2, having inivardly-dieposed studs 63 engaging the grooves. (ii-,is rotatably mounted on the spigohae shown. 7 fl he eleeve is pro-' vided with notches 64 in the outer end thereof, which are formed obliquely and are subetantially at riglit angles to the grooves 61hr] the Spigot. 'llhe spigot is tapered .at the outer end, as shown, and is adapted to enter a chantber 65 in a female coupling member 66,.eeeured in the end ot the hose. The coupling member it has on the end thereof a plurality of obiiquely-dinpoeed teeth 6?,adapted to enter the notches in the outer end of the sleeve 62.

To secure the female couplingmember. upon the spigot, the teeth 6? are brought into engage-nice?) with the notches 64 on 'theeleeve ti and the sleeve iszthen turned upon'ithe row X,-a handledcver 68 being provided on the sleeve in order to turn it in the desired direction. The rotation of the sleeve on the spigot causes; it to be forced inward by the travel of the studs 63 in the spiralgrooves 61, and the same movement of the sleeve forces' the teeth 67 into closer ezigagement'with the notches 6t. and also causes thecouplin'g' memher no to be drawn intoclose contact with the end of the spigot. vln this operation the opening of the valve is eifeeted by means of a cam (39, carried'by the sleeve (32, which ongages with the sliding frame 525 in manner that the cam 8 does. 4 a hlhen it in desired to combine in a single plug apluralityof spigots in order that severel lines of hose may be Supplied lrom the same point, a. mechanism of the form illus-' trated in Fig. it may be employed. Inthie form of the invention l'ourseparate stool are the name Too epigot in the direction indicated bythe ar r i shown groupedabouta ccntralvertical shaft 3 or post 70, the spigots of the several stocks beingdisposed outward, as shown. The spigots and hose securing devices may be of any of the forms already described, and specific illustration thereof is unnecessary. In this form ofthe invention, however, each of the spigots will be provided with a cam 71, provided its inpoint.

shown in solid lines in Fig. 1e and the cogs are in engagement with the cogs 72 of the cams 71, allof said cams will be held in poner surface with a plurality of cogs 72 for en-. gagement with a series of cogs suitably placed upon the periphery ofa wheel 73, which is mounted for rotation in a horizontal plane upon the shaft or post 70. The wheel 73 is se- -cured upon, the shaft in'any suitable manner and is provided with a spiral spring 74,.

' which tends to turn the wheel in the direc tion shown by the arrow Z. The movement of the wheel inthe direction indicated is limited by a stop 75, provided upon one of the stocks S, and in order to move the wheel in the opposite direction a handle 76 is mounted ona spoke of the wheel at anyconvenient When the wheelie in the position sition to keep the valves in the stocks closed andto hold the caps over the ends of the that'thc valves may be'opened and water suppliedto one or nore lines of hose, the

lock 77 must be removed from the eyes .78 and 79, and the spring 73 will then act to 1 turn the wheel in the direction indicated by the arrow Z and more the cams 71 in the direction to effect the release of the caps from the spigots. 'lhernechanisms connected with the several stocks having been released, the

attachment of each line of hose and the opening of the valve to supply water thereto is etfected in one of the ways already explained.

While the invention has been described as embodied in a special form of hydrant, it

will be readily seen that the devices employed for securing the hose in position may be ap plied to an ordinary water-plug or hydrant by merely securing a spigot of any one'of the forms shown in a spigot of the water-plug;

but the valve-operating means shown in the forms o f the invention described will not then be susceptible of use unless some form of connection between .the handle-lever-and the valve-rod be provided especially for .use

h under such circumstanceskf When a spigot of one ot' the forms shown is applied to an ordinary waterplng,the handle-lever-pro- I vided on the spigot wili be employed to o[)-" erate the hose-securingdevices; but the valve will preferably be operated bythe ordinary devices provided for-that purpose. i I It is to be understood that the several forms ment thereof, and various changes in thedetails of construction, both as to the form of the members and their mode of arrangeof the invention shown and described constitute merely the preferred forms of embodi-' ment, may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit of the invention or sacrificing its advantages. I do not, therefore, limit myself specifically to the form shown, but re-' serve the right to make such changes therein as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the constriiction and 7 operation of my invention, what I. claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 18 v v 1. In a hydrant, a spigot threaded into the same and having anextended portion with extei'ior threaded grooves, a sleeve having lugs engaging said grooves, said sleeve beingprosaid stopsbeing diametrically, opposite, and a hose-carrying member having opposite flanges to engage the flangedextensions of the movable sleeve. I

2. The combination in a hydrant, of a valve.

a hose-receiving member Separatedfrom said valve, 9. hose-securing member carried by saidhose-receiving member and movable relatively thereto, and means for simultaneously openating' sald 'valveand said hose-securing member; J

18', vided with flanged extensions at its outer end and a stop at one endof each of said flanges,-

The combination in a hydrant, of a valve,

a hose-receiving member, a hose-securing member mounted upon said hose-receiving member-and movable relatively-thereto, a member connected with said valve and mow able transversely of said hose-receiving member, and means for simultaneously operating said hose-securing member and imparting movement to said shiftable member to operate the valve:

4. The combination a hydrant, of a stock; a valve, a frame slidably mounted on said stock and connected with the valve, :1 hose-receiving member mounted on saidstock, hose-securing means carried by the hose-receiving mem her, and means for operating said hose-securing means, said operating means including a cam adapted for engagement with said frame to impart movement thereto to open or closesaid valve.

5. The combination in a hydrant, of astoc'k,

a hose-receiving member mounted on said stock, hose-securing devlces rotatably mounted on said hose-receiving member and com-'" prising a cam, a valve, a frame slidably mounted on said stock and ad justably'connected with said valve, said frame having surfaces adapted for engagement with said camQand means for rotating said hose securing devices and thereby to bring said cam into engagement with the surfaces on said frame adapted for engagement therew1th.

means for engaging said cover and securing itin position ever said hosereceiving member.

7.- The combination in a hydrant, o'lal1ose 1 receiving member, hose securing devices mounted on said hose-reee1vmg member, a

cover for said hose-receiving member, catches provided on said cover, and devices provided on said hose-securing means for engagement I with said catches.v

8. The combination in a hydrant, of hosesecuring means, a valve, single means for opcrating the hose-securing meansand said val re, and a lock for said operating means whereby the operation of said valve and said hose-securing. means are both prevented.

e. The combination in a hydrant, of a stock, a valve, valve-operating means supported by said stoch and comprising a rotary cam, and

locking devices mounted on said stock and adapted for engagement with said cam.

10. The combination in a hydrant, ol'astoclc, a valve, a valve-rod extending upward through said stock, a frame slid-ably mounted on said stock and having a projecting lug in threaded engagement with said valve-rod, and valveoperating. means comprising a rotary cam adapted for engagement with said frame to impart sliding movement thereto so as to open or close the valve.

11. The combination in a hydrant, olastocl-c, i

a valve in said stock, val\-'e-operating n1echanism comprising a rotary member supported by said stock atone side thereof, said rotary member having a la'tch-receiring opening, a pivl oted latch member mounted on top of said l stock and adapted l'or engagement with said opening, and means for locking said latch member in engagement \vilh said opening. 12. The combination in a hydrant, of a plurality of stocks, valve-operating mechanism associated with each stock, and means for simultaneously Locking all of said valve-operi ating mechanisms.

13. The combination in a lrvdrant, ol a plurality ofstoeks, valre-operaling mechanism associated with each stock, each valve-operating mechanism comprising'a rotary member I provided with cogs, and single means for lock ing all of said valve-operaiing mechanisms comprising a wheel having cogs adapted lor engagement with the cogs of all of said rotary members, and a'loelc for said wheel.

ii. The combination in a hydrant, of a plurality oi stocks, valve-(nierating mechanism associated with each stock, each valve-operating mechanism comprising a rotary member 1 provided with cogs, means for locking all of i said valve-operating mechanisms comprising a wheel having cogs adapted to engage with 1 the cogs of all of said rotary members, a lock i or said wheel, and a spring adapted ti turn said wheel to throw the cogs thereon out ol engagementwith the cogs oi said rotary memf bers as soon as said lock is released.

in testimony that I claim the foregoing as 5 my own-.l havehereto aliixed my signaturein f the presence of two witnesses.

Mi'lll lilt K. BRA l\' 10.

\litnesses':

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